CHAPTER 4: A crime against the wizard society not to know about quidditch!

Evangeline was sitting in the common room by the fire, this had become her favorite spot. She was writing a letter to Jay. She had received one yesterday, she had intended to write the letter last night but she had been very tired after flying lessons so she fell asleep quite early in the evening.

Dear Jay, Hogwarts is absolutely brilliant! I have been here for almost a month and it is starting to feel like home, but it is not complete without you of course. I miss you so much, how we used to order Chinese food from Mr Cho down the street and then we'd watch old movies, those were great times! We are learning so many new things here, yesterday I flew on a broom for the first time, yeah I know it sounds kind of funny. Because really, who would fly on a broom? Well apparently that is quite a big thing in this world, it is a kind of transportation just like we use cars. They have a sport where you fly as well, it is called quidditch, I don't understand it fully myself but once I do I will explain it to you of course. It was a bit nerve racking to fly, but it was really fun as well. Both James and Sirius thinks that I should try out for the team next year, you have to be a second year since first years are not allowed one the team. It's nice that everyone is getting along, well except for James and Lily but wishing for them get along is like wishing for a miracle.

I hope that you are feeling well, and once again I just wanna say that I miss you loads and that I love you.

Lots of love from your Evie.

When she was finished writing she looked up and found Sirius and James sitting there. She looked around for the others two but they were nowhere to be found. Both boys had a look on their faces that made Evangeline suspicious.

"What are the two of you up to this time?" she asked them, they tried to look innocent but failed miserably.

"You promise you won't tell anyone? Especially that pretty friend of yours named Lily" James instructed her, Evangeline nodded as she rolled her eyes at James's comment on Lily. Oh boy did he act like a love sick puppy when it came to her. Both Sirius and James leaned in closer towards her.

"We might be planning a bit of a prank on somebody that Evans, shockingly, is quite fond of" Sirius explained to her, Evangeline looked confused before she realized who they meant. She shook her head at their idea.

"No way you guys, that's such a bad idea. Especially if James wants to snatch Lily one day, she'll never forgive you if you play a prank on him. He's like her best friend" Evangeline tried to talk reason with them but it was no use.

"We're still going through with it Angel, we would just prefer to have your help than not to have it" James pointed out, Evangeline once again shook her head.

"Nope, sorry you're on your own with this one. I actually like Lily and consider her a friend of mine, one that I do not want to loose." she told them as she rose from her seat at the table, grabbing the letter at the same time. James and Sirius looked a bit disappointed but she knew that they would not get angry or irritated over something like that.

"See you later, gotta go post this letter to Jay" she told them and waved goodbye as she left the common rooms. She was caught up in her own thoughts as she rounded the corner and walked straight into someone else, making her fall down to the floor.

"Oh gosh I'm so sorry, I'm such a klutz" Evangeline quickly apologized, before looking up at the person she had run into. He was a bit older, maybe a third of a fourth year. He was tall, with tan skinned, black hair that reached down to his shoulders and sparkling blue eyes.

"No do not apologize, the blame is on me. I was caught up in my own thoughts and didn't see you coming" the boy apologized. Evangeline smiled at the kindness in his voice. He extended a hand and helped her off the floor.

"Evangeline" she said with a smile and shook his hand. He smirked down at her.

"Yeah I know, Malfoy wasn't happy after your bodyguards little revenge" he said, amusement in his voice. She laughed at the memory, some people had taken photos so that they could be preserved. The boy smiled down at her. Evangeline looked at him and realized she did not know his name.

"I have told you my name, would you like to share yours?" she asked him with a smile.

"I'm Alessandro" he said, Evangeline immediately recognized the name. Gideon and Fabian had talked about him, said that he was the Slytherin Prince whatever that meant. He was a Zabini, according to James it was one of the wealthiest families in the wizard world. Evangeline decided not to mention that since he hadn't introduced himself with his surname as well she didn't bother to point it out.

"It was nice to meet you Alessandro, but I have to go post this letter. Once again sorry for walking into you" Evangeline said as she continued her walk down the corridor.

"Nice to meet you too Evangeline Moore" Alessandro called after her, before continuing his own walk.

The next morning Evangeline was woken up early by an excited Alice. Evangeline opened one eye and the first thing was the sweet, round face of Alice, Alice's warm brown eyes staring into her own dark ones.
"Rise and shine Eva, it is time for quidditch!" Alice exclaimed loudly, making Evangeline grabbing her pillow and hitting Alice with it. Alice laughed and backed away from the bed.

"Come on Eva, get that lazy butt of yours out of bed!" Lily called from the bathroom where she was getting ready by brushing her teeth.

Evangeline slowly sat up in her bed, still sleepy. She looked around the room, Cassandra was on her bed reading while Alice was trying to choose with jacket she should wear to the game. They were all almost finished. She sighed and forced herself to get out of her bed. She walked into the bathroom, finding Lily in front of the mirror, braiding her hair. Evangeline smiled at the girl before bending down towards the sink and splashing some water into her face making herself wake up. She then walked out to the dorm room once again, she picked out a pair of jeans, a white tank top and scarlet red cardigan to match it, she pulled on a pair of black Converse as well as a leather jacket. She pulled her blonde hair into a pony tail and then she was ready to go. The girls all walked down to the common room to find the Marauders waiting for them. As James spotted them, he jumped up from his place on a sofa and walked over to them. He grabbed Lily's hand and placed a kiss on it. Lily raised her eyebrows in questioning.

"It is the only appropriate way you greet a fine flower as yourself" James explained and winked at her, Lily sighed heavily and rolled her eyes. Sirius had slung his arm around Evangeline's shoulders, looking at their two friends, trying hard not to laugh at the look on Lily's face as James kissed her hand.

"We should head down to breakfast or we'll miss the game" Cassandra pointed out, everyone agreed and started making their way through the corridors.

Evangeline was walking in the back together with Sirius, his arm still around her shoulders. It was quite amusing to watch her friends interact. Remus and Cassandra were walking in the front, talking and laughing about something. Then there was Lily who tried to be as far away from James as possible, then there were James who followed Lily like a love sick puppy and didn't realize she was trying to get rid of him. Alice and Peter were walking together, Alice being the kind and sweet girl she was tried to make conversation with him but he seemed to nervous to speak to her. Sirius looked down at the girl walking next to him.

"We sure are a strange lot" he said with a smile as they entered the Great Hall, Evangeline laughed at his comment and was about to sit down next to Alice when she spotted Fabian and Gideon further down the table.

"I'll be right back" she said to her friends before walking to the twins. They were the beaters of the Gryffindor team.

"Good morning guys, just wanted to wish you some luck today. I'm sure you'll be brilliant the both of you" she said with a bright smile. Gideon and Fabian smiled fondly at her, in such a short period they had come to see her as a younger sister of theirs.

"Thanks Eva" Fabian said.

"Yeah, not like we need it since we're playing Huffelpuff but still, thanks" Gideon said, the cockier one of the twins. After chatting a little with the twins she returned to her friends and begun filling her plate with some toast and some fruit. She snatched a piece of bacon from James's plate, he glared playfully at her and pointed his fork towards her.

"Do not steal my food woman" he joked, he sounded so serious that all of them burst into laughter.

After breakfast they begun their walk down towards the Quidditch pitch. Almost the whole school had chosen to watch the game it seemed. Evangeline hadn't really understood what the big deal was with quidditch at Hogwarts but when she had said this to her friends, James and Sirius had stared wide eyed at her like she was an alien. Then they had taken it upon themselves to teach her about the magnificent sport, they had declared that it was a crime against the wizard world not to know about quidditch if you were a wizard or witch. Evangeline had laughed at their .antics but listened to them as they told her about quidditch, how you played it and about the different quidditch teams. The group of friends found good seats, Evangeline had Sirius on her right side and Peter on her left. Just a couple of minutes after they arrived the teams flew out on the pitch. Evangeline cheered a bit extra when Fabian and Gideon's names were called. The game started, it was a good game. The Huffelpuff seeker seemed quite young. Evangeline leaned in towards Sirius.

"Who is that?" she asked and pointed towards the Huffelpuff seeker. Sirius followed her gaze and smirked.

"That's Amos Diggory, a stuck up prat if you ask me" Sirius answered her, Evangeline couldn't help to roll her eyes at his answer, it was so typical Sirius.

"If I didn't ask you but someone else, what would they say?" she asked him, Sirius grinned at her before answering.

"Well they'd probably say that he's a sweet boy with lots of charm" he answered her, when he noticed the dreamy smile on her face he shook his head violently.

"No please don't get a crush on that boy, I'm telling you Angel, he's a prick!" Sirius said with an almost panicked voice. Evangeline was snapped out of her own thoughts and turned to Sirius with a frown.

"I'm not having a crush on him, I was merely asking who he is" Evangeline pointed out to him, but she had a hard time convincing herself that was the case. His brown curls with a hint of red in them, it shone in the sun. He was very cute, that she could not deny. But she was only 11 years old, it was not like she was going to ask him out on a date or anything. Sirius didn't seem to convinced though and put his arm around her shoulders. It took almost an hour for one of the seekers to catch the snitch, it was the Gryffindor seeker Matthew Wood who caught it in the end, earning 150 points for Gryffindor which made Gryffindor win with their 250 points against Huffelpuff's 70 points. James and Sirius were jumping up and down in the stands together with other Gryffindor's. Remus looked happy as well, a small smile playing on his lips. Evangeline stood up and walked down to the pitch were the Gryffindor team was celebrating their victory. Fabian noticed her out of the corner of his eyes and jogged over to her.

"We won Eva!" he exclaimed and lifted her up in a hug, swirling her around. Evangeline laughed as he placed her on the ground once again.
"I know Fabian, you played really well too!" she said with excitement in her voice. Gideon saw the two of them and came over. He did a high five with Fabian before smiling down at the girl in front of him.
"You were very good today Gideon" she said with a smile. Fabian smiled at his twin brother.

"He sure was" he commented, Gideon grinned and lifted Evangeline up, placing her on his shoulders.

"Come on Eva, it's time for you to enjoy your first Gryffindor victory party ever." he said and laughed at the squealing noise Evangeline let out as he started running towards his housemates.

Evangeline was lying her bed later that night, the victory party had been held in the common room. Fabian, Gideon and some of the other members had been in the kitchens and fetched some food. The music had been playing loudly and Evangeline had been forced into dancing with both Fabian and Gideon. James and Sirius had enjoyed every moment of the party and sworn to be a part of the team the following year when they were allowed to. Over all it had been a really good night, but when the Firewhiskey had been brought out, Evangeline had decided it was time for her to go to bed. She had congratulated Fabian and Gideon once again before retiring to her dorm room. Lily, Alice and Cassandra had been playing cards when she got there so she joined them for a while before going to bed. Evangeline smiled at the thought of her new life at Hogwarts, she loved learning magic and she had made a lot of new friends here. She missed Jay though, she knew he missed her as well. But they would soon see each other again and honestly she couldn't wait!